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  1. This. But most people won't do it if it compromises (in their mind) the 'look' of their property.
  2. I'm sure they did everything they could. None of those men and women want to fight fires like these any more than they have to. Just like here in Austin, they do extensive public education, teaching people (who bother to listen) how to better protect their homes from wildfires, especially those in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Think Cat Mountain/Jester-ish. In So-Cal, given their conditions, they go hard on this stuff, but just like here, they can only do so much, and they can't make people do what they should do - cutting trees and vegetation back from their houses, etc, to improve their chances of minimizing damage.
  3. Nobody does. And if they did, they'd be massively overstaffed for everyday work and everyone would complain about how 'easy' their jobs are and what a waste of money they are. Hell, they already do. I ran into it on this board not long ago. ETA: And tbh, it would be near impossible to even assemble a firefighting force and resources, equipment, etc etc to be able to effectively combat something like this - much less sustain it. It's simply going to require help from the weather. Anyone who suggests otherwise or that this is the result of anyone 'fucking up' is a moron and a despicable human being not worth anyone ever listening to about anything. No cr. IMHO there is no realistic policy that would prevent something like this, short of keeping people from living in areas like that.
  4. Yeah it was amazing how many fires were started exactly those ways during our drought years. Smokers throwing out their butts, trucks hauling trailer, dragging chains on the ground, setting fires all along I-35 from San Marcos to GT & beyond, etc. There is just no end to the idiocy.
  5. wood

    Landman

    JFC this show. Nice premise, cast, etc. Could be awesome, but it's 1 minute of plot development for every 15 minutes of annoying daughter, incredibly annoying wife, fellating cowboys, Tech, and other assorted football bs - IF we're lucky. Seems like Sheridan thinks he's remaking Friday Night Lights or something.
  6. *most costly. And got damn. That looks like Hiroshoma.
  7. Yet another reason I'm rapidly losing interest in F1 during the LM ownership era. No Spa in 2028 & 2030.
  8. Dude. Just stfu. As usual, you don't know wtf you're talking about. This isn't a huge scandal, and it's not uncommon. It happens fairly often in much less extreme conditions than the ones they're facing. It happens in other places. It's happened at multiple fires I've worked in Austin over the years. Dry hydrants happen. Grow up, dumbass.
  9. Hnnngh. Ready. Here are some of the pics my 21 yo shot last year when we went to Daytona. He's getting pretty good. Building a website. He's dying to go again this year.
  10. Trump talking about annexation of other countries diplomatically strengthens Russia's ambitions of annexing Ukraine, China's ambitions of annexing Taiwan and Israel's ambitions of slowly annexing/colonizing territories in Palestinian-controlled areas. Realignment talk not going away.
  11. Trump talking about annexation of other countries diplomatically strengthens Russia's ambitions of annexing Ukraine, China's ambitions of annexing Taiwan and Israel's ambitions of slowly annexing/colonizing territories in Palestinian-controlled areas. Realignment talk not going away.
  12. Exactly.
  13. And during wartime with a major power I'm not sure we'd be putting many ships through there to be sitting ducks.
  14. Nice comeback win. Now, I'm certainly no hockey expert but re: the hit on Lyubushkin that put him out of the game, it seems to me like we've been called for boarding for less than that one. Why no call there? I'm sure there's just some distinction that I'm missing, but hell if I know what it is. What am I missing?
  15. If you like racing photography and cool background stories, check out this thread over on Autosport. Someone starts one like it every F1 offseason, counting down the days until the opening GP with pics of cars, bikes, racing aircraft, racing boats, and more with the corresponding numbers. Hundreds of great and/or interesting motorsport pics from all eras, often with background writeups about the cars and/or their drivers, the races they raced in, etc. About 500 posts so far. Good stuff. https://forums.autosport.com/topic/227400-t-minus-98-days-and-counting-the-annual-countdown-thread/
  16. Yeah, I was waiting for this to come up. It's not like we own it or can control what anyone calls it. So incredibly stupid ...
  17. "We're going to rename Scotland ‘The Golf Of America’ and turn it to the biggest, best golf course the world has ever seen. Nobody's ever seen a whole-country golf course like this one. It’s gonna be amazing. Tremendous. The people there want it. They love America. They love Trump! MAKE SCOTLAND GREAT AGAIN!"
  18. Danish king changes royal coat of arms in apparent rebuke of Trump over Greenland row https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/trump-greenland-denmark-king-coat-arms-b2674586.html
  19. So, one state ....................................... that's larger than all the rest of the states combined. How many electoral votes would they get under his plan? One?
  20. Bro. Heat is heat. WTAF? Dude is a straight up moron. If you voted for this clown again, please set yourself on fire, right after you choke yourself on a bag of dicks.
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